The Skin Im In Research Paper

How far would you go just to fit in with others? Would you go buy expensive shoes or clothes? As of today people would go way beyond their budget just to buy the expensive things others have. Based on how you carry yourself you always have to make a good first impression. People may think just because you're wearing non-expensive clothes that you may not fit in. People would buy the clothes that others have just to fit in but they don’t like the clothes. People would go out of the way. Our status more times than not, is defined by what we look like, how we dress, and where we come from.
On the other hand,status represents itself in many ways. Especially in the novel The Skin I’m in by Sharon G Flake. In this novel status plays a major role

in the life of Maleeka. Maleeka Madison is affected by status because of her skin color and how she dresses. Maleeka life has been a journey, she goes through alot at school. It’s only because the clothes she wear and the her skin tone. If you were maleeka you would understand what she gets bullied about. For example John John made a song “Maleeka Maleeka baboom, baboom, boom, boom we just wanna keep her baboom, boom, boom. Maleeka is a young middle schooler who struggles with bullies bothering her about her clothes and skin tone. In conclusion not only does status play a role in Sharon G Flake's novel, it plays a role in my life too.
For Instance to Maleeka being affected by status in Sharon G Flake’s novel, I too have been lunder in my life. One day somebody thought that my real family wasn’t my family because im mixed and there african american. Knowing that my mom side of the family is african american and indian then on my dad side were German and Polish. I always used to think that i did not belong on one side of the family, until i found out i know i belong on both sides. As well as personally being categorized, status continues to play a role in the large role.
As a matter of fact status affects the world at large on a daily basis. Status affects other people based on their skin tone, and the way that they dress. Everyone dresses different and all have a different skin tone. People deal with status everyday. For example trayvon Martin, he was an african american and he got shot just for walking in the dark with a hood on. Everyone goes through status at least once. It has always been a problem in this everyday world. After all status is something that affects all people regardless of where they come from.
To conclude, status is a ranking that affects many people in this world as of today If we are to change the world then we must change how we act. If we wanna make things better then we must change how we act to others. We can make our life way better if we just try to keep our words to ourselves. Have you ever been a victim of status? What’s your story? Was it based on your skin tone or the way you dress?